title: Periorbital dirofilariasis-clinical and imaging findings: live worm on ultrasound.
abstract: Ocular dirofilariasis is a zoonotic filariasis caused by nematode worm,Dirofilaria. We present a case of dirofilariasis affecting the upper eyelid in a 2-year-old child presenting as an acutely inflammed cyst, from southern Indian state of Kerala. Live adult worm was surgically removed and confirmed to be Dirofilaria repens. Live worm showing continuous movement was seen on the pre-operative high-resolution ultrasound. Ultrasound can be helpful in pre-operative identification of live worm.Imaging findings reported in literature are very few. We describe the clinical, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings.
authors.affiliation: Dr. Shaji's MRI and Research Centre, Calicut, India.
authors.forename: Thandre N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Gopinath
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Lakshmi
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Shaji
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Rajalakshmi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004184:Dirofilariasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000601:surgery; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006376:Helminths / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D014463:Ultrasonography; D015047:Zoonoses